Emma accepts briefs primarily in commercial and public law matters.

Before joining the Bar Emma was at the Supreme Court of Victoria, first as Associate to the Honourable Justice Elliott and then as Executive Officer to the Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that she worked in Geneva for the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Emma graduated from Melbourne Law School with prizes in Property, Civil Procedure and Legal Research. She has a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) from the University of Oxford which she attended on an Allan Myers Scholarship. She also has a BA Hons in English Language and Literature from Oxford.

Emma welcomes electronic briefs. 

She read with Dr Michael Rush QC and her senior mentor is Colin Golvan AM QC.

Matters include:

• Elvin v Davey [2022] VSC 214 and [2022] VSC 324 - acted for the appellant, led by Christopher Archibald QC.
• CareSuper judicial advice - led by Dominique Hogan-Doran SC (Re CareSuper Pty Ltd (No 2) [2021] VSC 854 and Re CareSuper Pty Ltd [2021] VSC 805).
• CPSU v UniSuper Ltd [2020] VSC 825 - acted for the defendant, led by Tomo Boston QC.
• Marciano v Marciano (settled) - led by Georgina Costello QC.
• Dover Financial Advisers Pty Ltd & anor v Holley Nethercote & ors (settled) - acted for the first defendant, led by Christopher Archibald QC.
• Family Court of Australia and Federal Circuit Court of Australia - Harmonisation of family law rules, led by Dr Chris Jessup QC and Ray Finkelstein QC, with Christopher Lum.